
An Easter Homily from Pope Francis
News 16 AprilAs we move towards the celebration of Easter, Pope Francis reminds us of the meaning and joy of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
20 October 2016
Share
ACU Vice-Chancellor Professor Greg Craven addresses the audience at the Rome Centre Blessing.
ACU’s Rome Centre was formally blessed last month in an important celebration of this exciting initiative and collaboration with the Catholic University of America (CUA).
ACU Vice-Chancellor Professor Greg Craven, Pro-Chancellor Julien O’Connell AM and senior ACU staff gathered in Rome on 25 September to co-host the Blessing of the Rome Centre with CUA.
In addition to senior diplomats and Church dignitaries, ACU had strong representation from senior staff including Professor Nugent, Provost, and Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Professor McKenna and Dr Weller. Senior colleagues from CUA included Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington Mr John Garvey, President, and Dr Andrew Abela, Provost.
His Eminence Cardinal George Pell, Prefect, Secretariat for the Economy of the Holy See, presided over the Blessing and Mass.
The centre opened in September 2015 and has provided significant opportunities for research and study over the past year.
“The Rome Centre has already played host to 260 of our students and also a number of international research seminars,” Professor Craven said.
“Not only is it supporting these critical academic activities, it is also supporting the University's engagement with the Catholic church, with international partners and building a significant presence for ACU in Europe and beyond.”
Alongside the Blessing, the University also launched the Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship, an initiative that will assist ACU indigenous students to study at the Rome Centre.
The scholarship commemorates the life of a young indigenous Benedictine student who passed away in Rome in 1853. The launch was held at a very touching ceremony hosted in the Vatican Museum alongside the Australian Ethnographic collection.
“This wonderful initiative is a collaboration between the Australian Embassy to the Holy See, and the indigenous and Benedictine communities in New Norcia,” Professor Craven said.
While in Europe Professor Craven also visited a number of important University partners and dignitaries including St Mary’s University in Twickenham, the Catholic University of Lyon and the Catholic University of the West in France.
“The Blessing of the Rome Centre and these visits helped to reinforce my view that Internationalisation is central to the University’s future success. They also confirmed the strength and depth of our international partnerships,” Professor Craven said.
As we move towards the celebration of Easter, Pope Francis reminds us of the meaning and joy of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
A message from the Chief Operating Officer, Patrick Woods.
Please be aware of the following changes to payroll processing dates next week.
The Digest from Academic Board meeting 01/2025, held on 19 February 2025, is now available.
All ACU staff and students are invited to a commemorative prayer service at your local campus ahead of Anzac Day. Please join us at your local campus to remember and honour our service men and women w...
Register to attend the first Aquero Lecture of 2025.
As ACU positions itself as a leading university in human flourishing, it is important to consider the value of community-engaged practices. The ACU and DePaul conference provides a perfect opportunity...
As reported in various news outlets, a recent cyber incident has impacted a number of Australian Superannuation funds. UniSuper has confirmed that they are not impacted by the incident but remain vigi...
Advance your career in teaching and learning with the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education. Enrol by 14 April 2025 to get started in Professional Term 4.
Applications for the 2025 Teaching Development Grants and Citations and Awards programs open soon. Register for an information session to learn how to be recognised for your contributions to teaching ...
ACU Library’s Research Engagement team is running their Research Essentials skills sessions again in 2025. Metrics Week 1 aims to introduce you to the types of metrics you can use in grant application...
A message from Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) Professor Abid Khan: ACU is integrating our research excellence within a comprehensive framework focused on human flourishing.
Thank you to everyone within our ACU community who engaged with Respect at Uni Week 2025. This year we focused on Shining a Light on Respect.
The Student Administration teams have been extremely active during the first quarter of 2025.
ServiceNow will now be used for receiving and referring complaints, as well as communicating with stakeholders regarding complaints and feedback received. Learn more about this and the recent changes ...
Student Communications (MER) compiles, edits and sends a monthly Student News and Events bulletin. This bulletin is sent to all students, nationally, and includes a broad cross-section of news, announ...
Teaching staff are encouraged to check their units have been correctly linked to their names for the Student Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys in upcoming teaching periods.
ACU is moving from Workplace to Viva Engage later this year. Attend an information session on 30 April to learn more about the transition.
ACU staff no longer need to submit requests to create IT accounts for their new starters, or when staff leave ACU (for all staff accounts onboarded through Aurion and CAASS/CES). Note: The process for...
ACU encourages you to participate in our annual flu vaccination program to help maintain your health and wellbeing. All staff, including casuals and sessional staff, are eligible to participate.
Visit Service Central to access Corporate Services.